The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-12-07
THE BOOM AT OGDEN.
Pork Packing and Car Manu-
featuring.
INDUSTRIES CONTEMPLATED.
Ogden City Must Become the West
ern Centre of Industrial Ac-
tivity, Ere Long.

That Ogden City is destined to be-
come the great manufacturing centre
as well as the railroad junction of the
entire inter-mountain region, is fast
being recognized both at home and
abroad. Eastern capitalists who are
seeking fresh fields. for their money and
energy are turning their attention in
this direction, and communications are
almost daily received by representative
men of this city, containing inquiries
relating to our resources. We had the
pleasure, yesterday, of perusing two
such letters which have been received
by Mr.. Sidney Stevens, from gentlemen
residing in the east, who possess vast
capital and brains with which to carry
on the works indicated.
One of these letters is full of inquiries
relating to the facilities we have for the
establishment of large pork-packing
enterprise. The information asked for
is as follows: An estimate of the num-
Der of hogs obtainable in the vicinity of
Ogden City; the range of prices for light
mixed packers and heavy, during the
last three years; also the market prices
of corn, rye, and barley in that period;
and whether salt is produced suitable
for packing purposes and its price. ANY
other Information, also, which the citi-
zens of Ogden are able to give will be
appreciated, and may be communicated
to Mr.. Sidney Stevens, of this city, or TO
the branch Office of this paper on West
Main Street, lWoodmansee building)
or by mail to @. A. Smurthwaite, P. o.
Box 676, Ogden.
In this connection we may add that
we have facilities for the raising of al
most q countless number of hogs, which
at profitable prices, the consumption
of this article being simply fabulous in
the country for miles around, and
could be profitsbly shipped all over the
western Territories.
CAR BUILDING WORKS.
The letter in regard to car building
at this point is substantially as fol-
lows: 81 have been informed by one
of our leading and wealthy townsmen,
Mr.. Hill, that FIR reliable information
concerning the prospects of car build
ing in the west becoming a paying
enterprise, had better write to you.
AS regards the enterprise of building q
csr mandatory in your locality,
having read in THE SALT LAKE HERALD
that your city is the terminus of many
railroads, and hearing that there are
other railroads about to be constructed,
l have thought that Ogden would be a
good place for car manufacturing
business. [ have had long experience
experience in the management of car
building manufactures, having built
cars for all the leading roads, and I feel
confident that the necessary capital
can be raised to start such an industry
providing the prospects would warrant
the Investment, which feel sure is the
case" The writer then goes on
to ask for information relating
to the advantages this locality
can be favorably answered with the ex-
ception of the one referring to the mat
ter of hardwood timber, which, it is
we'll known. is not grown anywhere on
the Pacific slope, and which would ne
cessarily have to be imported from the
east.
The establishment of car building
factory in Ogden would mean an influx
of capital, and opportunities of employ
ment for the people which would bring
incalculable benefits to the community.
We believe Ogden is bordering upon an
era of untold prosperity, the blessings
of which will be felt in every home al
ready made here and thousands, nav
tens of thousands, of others yet to come.